Reading
'The New MA DESE Dyslexia Guidelines-The Teachers Role in Meeting Compliance'
Course Description: This professional development opportunity allows stakeholders to understand the MA DESE Dyslexia Guidelines to better support students at risk for dyslexia. Essential content of the Dyslexia Guidelines is presented to you in easy to follow presentations. At the completion of the modules, course participants will be able to:
Use Scarborough's Reading Rope as a grounding construct for learning to read
Create a working definition of dyslexia
Explain the importance of assessment and the MTSS model
Identify criteria for selecting screeners and progress monitoring tools
Explain Instructional Focus Areas in the MTSS model
Assess Dyslexia in special populations